The two Zhou armies rushed into Linzi City from the west gate and the south gate at almost the same time. Before the battle, Ji Xueling issued a strict order. After entering the city, burning, killing and looting were strictly prohibited. Those Qi troops who were willing to surrender were also given the highest level of prisoner treatment.
Of course, for those stubborn people, the only outcome is death, and they must die miserably, making the people in the city feel bad.
Apart from sporadic resistance, Xiong Ba and his men successfully rushed outside Qi Palace without encountering any obstacles. As soon as they stood still, Tai Shi Yong also arrived.
"Haha, Daxiong, you said who won the bet between us?" Tai Shiyong asked with a smile.
"I think we are evenly matched!" Xiong Ba also said with a smile: "Your movements are much faster than I thought. If I hadn't prepared in advance, I would have lost to you!"
"Haha, I also admire your brother's ability very much. I took such a big advantage but I couldn't leave you behind!" Tai Shiyong clenched his fist and said, "After I finish this one, I'll treat you to a drink. , let’s get drunk and then rest!”
"It's a deal!" Xiong Ba stretched out his fist and bumped the two fists together. They both looked towards the Qi Palace, waved their hands at the same time, and led the crowd in.
The defenses outside the Qi Palace were quickly broken through, and a group of palace guards surrendered with weapons in hand. Now only a small area of the harem is still under the control of Li Yuan's disciples.
The two doormen asked the guards who were still loyal to them to guard the door. The queen was still tied to the chair. The old man was over sixty years old. He had been tied up for so long. He couldn't eat well or sleep well every day. Very bad.
"Brother, it seems we can't hold on any longer!" one of the diners said to another.
"Who says otherwise!" Another person was sweating profusely and said, "I didn't expect Qi people to be so incompetent. Zhou Jun rushed in without any effort! The situation at hand is not good. I suggest that we escape through a secret passage! "
"But that's not safe, Zhou Jun will catch up!"
"You are stupid. Let's set a fire here before we go in. Who else will come in and look for the secret passage!"
"That's right, just burn this uncooperative old woman to death and reunite her with the dead King Qi in the underworld, haha!"
"Okay, let's do it!"
The two men picked up torches and started setting fires everywhere, setting curtains, cushions and other flammable objects on fire one by one. The queen stared at them angrily, but there was nothing she could do.
"What are you looking at, you damn old woman, just wait to die, hahaha!" The two laughed and got into the secret passage.
Xiong Ba had already rushed here with his people. Seeing the fire in the house, he reached out and grabbed a guard in uniform and asked, "Who is inside?"
"The Queen, and two of Li Yuan's retainers! It's all the fault of those two retainers, we have to follow..."
"Shut your stinky mouth!" Xiong Ba threw it aside and turned around and said: "You rush in to save people immediately. You must rescue the queen, quickly!"
"Yes!" A group of daredevils rushed in, and a few minutes later they carried the queen who had fainted from the smoke.
Seeing that a group of subordinates had more or less burn marks on their bodies, Xiong Ba said: "Go down quickly to treat the injuries, and carry the queen down as well! General Xue Ling has told me that we must ensure her safety."
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When the smoke cleared, mountains of corpses piled up on the battlefield and rivers of blood flowed.
The Qin army had retreated. Before that, Ji Jie and Wang Jian had fought dozens of moves, and the two were tied.
"Damn it, it's a shame that Wang Jian retreated so quickly, otherwise I would have had to kill him with an axe!" Xiong Bi spat. The armor on this kid's body had been hacked to pieces, even for a fierce general like him. , one can imagine how intense the battle just now was.
Ji Jie patted him on the shoulder and said: "Wang Jian is indeed the most difficult opponent I have ever encountered. Fortunately, this battle consumed the Qin army's strength and was beneficial to me, the Zhou Dynasty. Let's count the casualties. By the way, we will also count the Qin army."
"Yes!" Xiong Ben turned and left.
The final figures were 65,000 killed in the Great Zhou Dynasty, more than 50,000 slightly injured, and several thousand seriously injured. The Qin army's death toll was about 80,000. It left behind 5,000 to 6,000 seriously wounded when they retreated. It is estimated that the number of lightly injured was not It will be less than the ones here in Dazhou.
Generally speaking, the generals of the Zhou Dynasty were slightly better.
Wang Jian led his troops to retreat to the camp more than ten miles away. When he stopped, he was frightened. The combat capabilities of the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty exceeded his expectations. The Iron Army of the Qin Dynasty, which he had always relied on, was not able to take advantage of it, and was even eaten. deficit.
"General Wang, we suffered heavy casualties in this battle. What should we do next?" the general asked.
Wang Jian looked back at the hanging map and said: "Retreat towards Xianyang. After all, we are fighting on the mainland and have a vast rear area. The Zhou army is different. After this battle, they almost consumed all the supplies they brought. They only have There are two ways to go, either to retreat, or to defend on the spot and wait for supplies to arrive. No matter what they choose, we can act according to their plan, and it will be beneficial to us at this time."
"The general is right. The general will immediately prepare the soldiers to leave."
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The queen lay on a soft seat, her face, which was originally black from smoke, was wiped clean by the maids, and her clothes were put on new ones.
When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw were three beautiful girls, but they were all dressed in military uniforms, and each of them was extraordinary.
"Who are you?" the queen asked.
Ji Xueling took a step forward and said with a smile: "My name is Ji Xueling, these two are Sima Xueran and Chen Yao, we are the generals of the Zhou army!"
The Queen was stunned. She recalled that she had heard these three names from the mouths of Li Yuan's disciples. They were all the women of Ji Jie, Lord Zhaowen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Ji Xueling had outstanding military exploits, Sima Xueran was in charge of intelligence, and Chen Yao was known as one of the advisers. female think tank.
The queen is a smart woman, and she quickly thought that her life was saved by them. She sighed: "I really regret it. I should not have allowed King Qi to become an enemy of Zhou Dynasty! That directly led to my son's death. He died, and later I was controlled by Li Yuan, an ambitious man, and our country of Qi was destroyed in my hands!"
Chen Yao advised: "Your Majesty, please don't worry too much! The three of us are here specifically to apologize to you. Although it is a helpless act to invade Da Qi with soldiers, it should not be done!"
This was very appropriate. The queen shook her head and said, "No one else is to blame for all this. We, the people of Qi, are the ones who have suffered the consequences! The army of the Zhou Dynasty has always been very disciplined. You must have not made things difficult for the people in the city after you entered the city, right?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that our army has not harassed the people!" Sima Xueran said.
The queen smiled and nodded, saying: "Now I finally know why Yan and South Korea are willing to take the initiative to submit to Zhou. Although I can no longer represent Qi, I still want to say that I am willing to submit to Zhou!"
The three girls were overjoyed at the same time. With the words of the King and Queen, they no longer have to worry about Qi Shengsheng having different intentions!